Shoe-button.



F. A. MARCY & G. F. THAYER.

SHOE BUTTON APPLICATION FILED DEC-7.1915

1 ,26 1 ,580. Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

F-R-ED 1. anor AND onANvILLn F. Thei -En. or phonemes, nnonn ISLAND. assronons TO -M mm '1 Barron G'OMFANY. 'or Bos'Torr. massacnuss'r'rs, A

CORPORATION OF MAssAonUsETTs.

SHOE-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application tiled nceiime'r 7, i515. Serial ms. 65,615.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it hilbt'yll am we, FRED A. QMARCY turd (Hiaxirhm; l. 'iimficli, citizlls of the Uhlted States, residing at Providence, in the ouht'y of Providence; State of Rhod Island, have invented certain new and asefullmprovements in Shoe- Buttons, of which the fenesing is a specificatiob.

Our invention relates to oramehtzl'l butwas fqffsllbs ,or other arti'c as at a gain and (consists of ihipr veme in the in had of east-acting the ame. he 6. et in ei idn o p ide a blitlzofi ang informer (of slifiiik .61 3. for fi it w the sfo or. other with to We it gpginore sil'f fed thitili J; stvpg Patisser i e. 1 mg it; e .e to net-at 1a, a an? man er. a. He i1 ew'ng'. a .lllll arm icy int'he's ape as size of the eye The manner and m. for carryaifi our portant re' reset :a i 1. following ioii, i lisfil fifija y the 56- oompanymg ra n if! fih h like reference characters designate are parts. In the drawings Figure 1 is an eniaagea eenanal elevation of one form of our inifii tiva Button taken in a plane extending through its vertical axis; U Fig. '2, a similar view showing a slight modification in the construction of the button;

Fig. 3, a view in perspective of the metal cap or shell which covers the core of the button;

Fig. 4, a perspective view of the buttoncore, showing the manner of attaching the shank or eye thereto;

Fig. 5, a perspective view of the metal cap sometimes employed for finishing the under side of the button; and

Fig. 6, a perspective view of the completed button.

Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 4, our improved button B comprises essentially a paper or fiber core (7. to which is attached the shank or eye E, and a metal cap or shell S, which covers the top of the button and is formed Usnallv the core C is mold d or cut from paper. fiber, cardboard 0: other similar material which is afterward treated and hardened in the form of a round lozenge-shaped bean. The shank or eye E is coilstructc'd from relatively nae wire bent in the form of a substantially ro'und loop h 'arin' its terminal portions crossing each other in the eittensi'ons or, legs s, e, se 1. The le"s ,e', (2'' are forced tlii'o'ug'f the soft mass 0 the core C and their ends 3",, is" are bent or clenched orer on its top as jean ni'or paiIiclllai'lyiinFig. L. Aitef are core is trate' an baked the shank E becomes fiainly embed, ed iri it sti" 'c tiire while-14b siilii'd in place by t'efi choked-pier a e tdp'r yea; t .fl-biii being ulled tilt or at ensiee. PPl ied a; teauts d of the o C is th" metal spiseen ,5; war serve; is con; 6 & eg e s a 1 and i s was g l isi. ar st. 9r e- 2..... a-. :s r

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.12pm we. r as the u slde .0; eep S t con org: 0 1 slia'p tlire'o and its ni'zir'giiihl (5' 53 kl is iolded or t ned in under the rim of the cap shown in Fig. 1. In this way he celluoi covering is held firmly in lace by forcing the rim of the ca S snug y against the bottom of the core to bind its intnrned edge there-against. In some cases the celluloid or other colored covering for the button is applied by spraying or painting it on to effect a coating which hardens in drying or is baked to set it.

In some instances the button is further ornamented or embellished by applying a polished metal center F to its top. This may be constructed in the form of a relatively flat. roundheaded stud having its shank f riveted through a hole 8 in the center of the cap S, as shown in Fig. 1, or secured to the cap in any other suitable manner.

To provide a. finish for the bottom of the button a metal base or plate G is sometime= secured to its under side as illustrated in Fig. 2. The base G is pro fcrably constructed from thin sheet-metal stamped out in sancer-like shape as shown in Fig. 5 and formed with a projecting. annular flange 9 on its bottom. Extending upwardly from the and secure.

flange g is a circular rini y," adapted to be driven up into the core C of the button or to be flanged outwardly under the edge of the cap S as shown in Fig. 2. Vith this latter arrangement the rim g binds the edge of the celluloid against the edge of the cap 5 as shown at (1. Fig, l. to secure the covering D in place. The base G is provided with a slot 9 see Figs. 2 and 5, through which the shank or eye E projects. As illustrated in Fig. 6 the base G provides a finish on the bottom of the button besides protecting and concealing the core C.

As before stated the essential feature of the invention resides in the form and construction of the shank or eye E and in the manner of securing it to the main part of the button.

With our present improvement the eye of the button may be constructed of much finer wire because it is anchored in the core at both ends and is therefore much more rigid The double legs 6', e of the eye serve as a reinforcement, one for the other, where they cross in enterin the core 0, and thus tend to stiffen and race the whole shank. Furthermore, with our improved construction the eye is prevented from turnin in the button and the double, clenched on s provide a firmer and more secure anchoring-means. A still further advantage is that the eyes may be bent up by forming dies in automatically-operated machines so that they are much cheaper to manufacture. The wire from which the eyes are constructed being of less thickness than that usually em loyed the buttons will feed much more free in the raceway of the sewing-machine and as the eyes are made by machinery they are more uniform in size. besides being more sightly in appearance. This uniformity in the size and shape oi the eyes provides against their clogging in the feeding-mechanism of the sewing-mm chine so that hindrance to its operation is avoided and practically all waste is eliminated. It will thus be seen that our improved button is not only neater and more symmetrical in appearance but its eye can be manufactured by machinery with absolute uniformity so as to provide the economical advantages as above pointed out.

Various sli ht modifications might be made in the etails of construction of our improved button without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention; therefore, without limiting ourselves to the exact embodiment shown and described, what we claim is In an improved button for shoes or other articles of apparel, the combination with a hardened paper core, of an eye formed of relatively ne wire bent in a loop having its extremities crossing each other at the base of the core and inserted therethrough with their ends clenched over on the top thereof. a metal shell inclosing the core and extending around under its sides, and a covering of sheet-celluloid a plied to the outside of the shell with its edges h'eld'under the rim thereof.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRED A. MARCY. GRANVILLE F. THAYER. Witnesses:

HERBERT K. ALLA no, GEO. A. WHITE, Jr.

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